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Jobs for Life Course Topics
Class
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Let’s
Get Started
My Value, My Journey
to Employment |
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Class
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Why Should I
Take This Journey
Why Work, My Motives,
My Life Journey |
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Class
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What Do I Bring
To The Journey and What Do I Still Need?
Added Features/Added
Value, Career and Skills Assessment |
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Class
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Who Is Driving?
Authority, Integrity,
Service (Joseph’s Story) |
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Class
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How Do I Plan
My Journey? (Vocational Planning)
My Roadmap |
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Class
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How Do I Find
My Destination? (Job Search)
Job Search, Informational
Interviews, Resumes |
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Class
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What Can I Expect
When I Reach My Destination? (Work Environment)
Employer Roundtable,
Job Applications |
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Class
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What Are The
Physical Roadblocks Along the Journey?
Community Resources
Roundtable, Mid-Point Celebration |
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Class
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What Are The
Emotional Roadblocks Along the Journey?
Taking Responsibility
for Our Actions, Forgiveness, Conflict Resolution (David’s
Story) |
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Class
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What Do I Need
On The Journey? (Part 1)
Excellence, Perseverance
(Noah’s Story) |
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Class
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What Do I Need
On The Journey? (Part 2)
Employer Roundtable |
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Class
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How Do I Ask
For Directions? (Interview Practice)
Interview Practice
(Mock Interview) |
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Class
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How Do I Know
I Am Going In The Right Direction?
Patience, Pursuing
a Goal, Peace (Joseph’s Story) |
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Class
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What Happens
If I Get Lost?
Trust, Attitude, Confronting
Fear (Jonah’s Story) |
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Class
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How Do I Stay
On The Journey? (Part 1)
Customer Satisfaction,
Conflict Communication, Employee Evaluations |
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Class
16 |
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How Do I Stay
On The Journey? (Part 2)
My Journey for Life |
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Curriculm Summary and Goals
By the end of the 16 session
training, Jobs for Life students will have covered the following
principles:
- Our inherent value
- Why we should want to work.
- Understanding our life journeys
- Identification of our physical and emotional
roadblocks and possible solutions
- Why we need to take responsibility for
the choices we make and the ways choices can negatively
and positively impact our journey
- Qualities and skills that make us valuable
- Attitude and the ways attitude affects
actions
- How we can succeed even in times of struggle
- How we can effectively deal with authority
figures and negative situations
- Dealing with past hurt
- Forgiveness
- Conflict resolution
- Letting go of guilt
- Patience and perseverance
- Working toward a goal
- Peace in all circumstances
- Avoiding getting lost
- Overcoming the roadblock of fear
- Knowing when we are lost
- How to get back on the right path
- Excelling on the job
In addition, they will have these
work-readiness skills:
- Methods to increase our value as an employee
- Effective communication skills
- Job Search Techniques
- Researching employers
- Handling Informational interviews
- Building a Resume
- Managing employer expectations and requirements
- Understanding various work environments
from employer’s perspectives
- Techniques for treating an employer like
a customer
Finally, they will have:
- Learned to communicate their “Tell
Me About Yourself” 60 Second Commercial
- Assessed their gifts, talents, and abilities
through a formal career assessment
- Developed a job and career objective
- Created a personal Roadmap (Vocational
Plan) for their journey
- Answered several behavior interview questions
- Understood and practiced proper interviewing
and communication skills
- Interviewed with potential employers
- Built their final resume
- Become aware of the resources in their
community they can access for assistance
- Learned the impact of proper customer
satisfaction
- Understood employer evaluations and the
ways they can advance in a career
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